RFID industry on the run
The RFID industry is afraid that the peasants are revolting:
Signorino said the political climate in New Hampshire has made it especially difficult for the industry to make a case for itself. The Granite State has been particularly active on the ID front. House lawmakers there last month passed a bill to reject a 2005 federal mandate for standard driver's licenses."We're scared to go to New Hampshire," he said. "They have gun racks on their motorcycles. They don't want anyone telling them what to do."
Live free or die, Signorino: choose one.
Richard Varn, the president of RJV Consulting and a former chief technology officer, said smart-card advocates should focus on convincing lawmakers to punish bad behavior instead of banning technology. He said lawmakers throughout the country need to "beef up" cyber-crime efforts.
Some technologies are designed for bad behavior...radar detectors for instance...or RFID.
And this shows why we aren't going to get effective protection from politicians: RFID to them is like whiskey and car keys to a 15 year old boy:
He said lawmakers have complicated measures to limit RFID usage because they have tried to make too many exemptions for uses they enjoy, such as smart cards for accessing highway toll lanes. "The legislation ends up looking like Swiss cheese," Signorino said.
Hat tip to Claire Wolfe.
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